Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God. But only he who sees, takes off his shoes, The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries, And daub their natural faces unaware. Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806 – 1861)
Jacob Boehme Quote – “It is not ‘man’ in the abstract who recognizes anything…”
It is not “man” in the abstract who recognizes anything. It is always a certain principle, having become active in him, that recognizes its own counterpart in external nature, when it comes in contact with it. Only he in whom is light can see the light; only the element of love can feel love; only the divinity in man can […]
Jacob Boehme Quote – “He to whom time is like eternity…”
He to whom time is like eternity, and eternity like time, is free. Jacob Boehme (1575 – 1624)
Jacob Boehme Quote – “All we taste, against all we lack, is like a single drop of water…”
All we taste, against all we lack, is like a single drop of water against the whole sea… for we feed upon His Immensity, which we cannot devour, and we yearn after His Infinity, which we cannot attain. Jacob Boehme (1575 – 1624)
William Blake Quote – “Energy is Eternal Delight.”
Energy is Eternal Delight. William Blake (1757 – 1827)
William Blake Quote – “To see a world in a grain of sand…”
To see a world in a grain of sand And a Heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour. William Blake (1757 – 1827)
Black Elk Quote – “I am blind and do not see the things of this world…”
I am blind and do not see the things of this world… But when the light comes from above, it enlightens my heart and I can see, for the Eye of my heart sees everything. Black Elk (1863 – 1950)
Bhaghavad-Gita Quote – “You grieve for those for whom you should not grieve…”
You grieve for those for whom you should not grieve. The wise grieve neither for the living nor the dead. Never at any time was I not, nor thou, nor these princes of man, nor shall we ever cease to be. The unreal has no being, the real never ceases to be. Bhaghavad-Gita (500 B.C.E.)
J. G. Bennett Quote – “When all limitations are transcended…”
When all limitations are transcended, nothing remains but the One Will that is ‘I.’ J.G. Bennett (1897 – 1974)
J. G. Bennett Quote – “Without humiliation, Love, when it enters the conditioned world…”
Without humiliation, Love, when it enters the conditioned world, gets caught into the polarity of love and hate and finishes as its own opposite. J.G. Bennett (1897 – 1974)